If you could see any live show...

[Bubba Ghanoosh]

Rush's Hemispheres tour!

 

[groooooove]

the james brown gig when bootsy (in his words) "had the nerve to try LSD.." and threw his bass on the floor and ran off stage in a panic attack.

 

[Essen]

Pearl Jam at pinkpop(anywhere, really) in 1992.

 

[electracoyote]

Elvis, The Beatles, and James Brown immediately come to mind.

 

[DizzyExiled]

Pink Floyd The Wall
Queen Live at Wembley
Steve Miller anywhere when Norton Buffalo was still alive
Beatles around the Abbey Road time
Primus with Gogol Bordello at Sacramento Memorial Auditorium December of 07 (was at the show, just want to get closer to the stage this time and not go with the ex)

 

[shackled]

Nirvana- I missed a couple opportunities in LA...

 

[dozicusmaximus]

Hawkwind any yr between 72-75. With or without Lemmy I dont care...
Original Metallica with Cliff and Dave would be cool. Dystopia and Acid Bath in 94 would also be awesome, the year they both released they're debut albums.
Miles Davis early 70s, AC/DC with Bon Scott, Alex Harvey, Black Sabbath, Pink Floyd 75-78, White Zombie and Marilyn Manson 95, Godflesh

 

[joebar]

i saw pat travers a year and a half ago in a little club. there will never be a better show. the pinnacle of live music was reached...

 

[braydensharrar]

The John Coltrane quartet with McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison and Elvin Jones at the Village Vanguard in 1961.

I can't even imagine.

~B

 

[Fetusyolk]

woodstock.
radiohead

 

[Highfox]

The Clash shows from the 70's and 80's rocked and set my world alight. So it might take some beating for me, maybe Hendrix the Who or early Stones.

 

[tdub0199]

Pink Floyd Live at Pompeii

 

[LowEnd88]

Twenty something years ago I bailed on a chance to see Rush in Winnipeg. How was I to know that some doofus would bean Geddy with a bottle? They finally returned last year. I took my son. It was indescribably great. That was the one I was waiting for. It was a good year.

I was actually at this show last year. However i left a little disappointed. I expected that a band with such huge musical chops wouldn't be playing their songs exactly as they are on the CD. I can listen to the albums anytime, Live performance should be different. IMO of course.

As for the OP, Radiohead would take 1st place, followed by Arcade Fire.

 

[Deluge Of Sound]

Radiohead put on an absolutely A+ live show.